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LANGUAGE: ALPHABET

The Albanian alphabet consists of 36 letters of the Latin script. The alphabet was standardized in 1909. Albanian characters are supported by the ISO Latin-1 ASCII character set. Your computer must use this set if the following characters are to be displayed correctly.

A B C ‚ D Dh E č F G Gj H I J K L Ll M N Nj O P Q R Rr S Sh T Th U V X Xh Y Z Zh

a b c  d dh e ' f g gj h i j k l ll m n nj o p q r rr s sh t th u v x xh y z zh

Pronunciation

a as a_ in father
b as b_ in Boston
c as ts_ in curtsy
 as ch_ in church
d as d_ in Denver
dh as th_ in they
e as e_ in set
' as e_ in term
f as f_ in free
g as hard g_ in go
gj as dg_ in dodge
h as h_ in her
i as i_ in machine

j as y_ in year
k as k_ in king
l as liquid l_ in alien
ll as ll_ in all
m as m_ in man
n as n_ in now
nj as ni_ in union
o as o_ in oak
p as p_ in pencil
q as ch_ in chair
r as r_ in roar
rr as highly trilled rr_
__in Spanish burro

s as s_ in see
sh as sh_ in she
t as t_ in two
th as th_ in three
u as oo_ in loom
v as v_ in value
x as dz_ in adze
xh as j_ in jester
y as Ÿ_ in German F’hrer
_ or u_ in French du, mur
z as z_ in zone
zh as si_ in vision


Note: A letter combination such as gj_ and nj, constitutes a single phonetic sound. While j_ is a semi-vowel which may be used before or after a vowel or consonant or between two vowels, it is fused into an inseparable character when it follows g_ or n. Likewise, when h_ follows d, s, t, x_ and z_ it also is fused into a single alphabetical character producing in each instance a single phonetic sound.



Albanian Vocabulary and Pronunciation

 

Yes = Po (po)

No = Jo (yo)

Thank you = Faleminderit (fa-le-min-de-reet)

Thank you very much = Faleminderit shumė (fa-le-min-de-reet shoom)

You're welcome = S'ka gjė, ju lutem (ska-je yoo-loo-tem)

Please = Ju lutem (yoo loo-tem)

Excuse me = Mė falni (me fal-nee)

Hello =Tungjatjeta (toon-jya-tye-ta) Mirėdita (meer-dee-ta)

Goodbye = Mirupafshim (mee-roo-paf-shim)

So long = Mirupafshim pėr sė shpejti (mee-roo-paf-shim per se shpey-tee)

Good morning = Mirėmėngjes (meer-men-jes)

Good afternoon = Mirėdita (meer-dee-ta)

Good evening = Mirėmbrėma (merm-bre-ma)

Good night = Natėn e mirė (naten eh meer)

I understand = E kuptoj (eh koop-toy)

I do not understand = Nuk kuptoj, nuk marr vesh (nook koop-toy, nook mar vesh)

How do you say this in [Albanian]? = Si thuhet ky, kjo, nė [Shqip]? (See thoo-het koo kyo ne sh-cheep)

Do you speak ... = A flisni ju ... (a flees-nee yoo)

English = Anglisht (an-glisht)

French = Frėngjisht (fren-gisht)

German = Gjermanisht (jer-man-yisht)

Spanish = Spanjisht (span-yisht)

Chinese = Kinezēe, Gjuhėn kineze (kee-nez-che joo-hen kee-ne-zeh)

I = unė (un)

We = ne (neh)

You (singular, familiar) = ti (tee)

You (singular, formal) = ju (yoo)

You (plural) = ju (yoo)

They = ata (m) ato (f) (a-ta, ato)

What is your name? = Si quheni? Si e keni emrin? (see choo-he-nee? See eh ke-nee em-reen)

Nice to meet you. = Mė bėhet qejfi qė u njohėm. (meh be-het cha-fee tyeh oo nyo-hem)

How are you? = Si jeni? Si ja kaloni? (see ye-nee? See ya ka-lo-nee)

Good = mirė (meer)

Bad = keq (ketch)

So so = ēka (chka)

Wife = njė grua, njė bashkėshorte (nyeh groo-ah, nyeh bash-ke-shor-teh)

Husband = burri, bashkėshorti (boo-ree, bashk-shor-tee)

Daughter = e bija (eh bee-ya)

Son = i biri (ee bee-ree)

Mother = mėmė, nėnė (mum, nun)

Father = baba, atė (baba, oht)

Friend = njė shok (m), njė shoqe (f) (nye shok, nye shoy-tye)

Where is the bathroom? Where is the toilet? = Ku ndodhet banjoja (nevojtorja)?

(koo ndo-det ban-yo-ya (ne-voy-tor-ya))

  • What time is it? = Sa ėshtė orė? (sa ush-tuh o-reh)
    • = 7:13, Shtatė e trembėdhjetė minuta (shtah-teh eh trem-buth-ye-teh nu-noo-teh) = = = = = =
  • Day = Ditė (dee-tuh)
  • Week = Javė (ya-vuh)
  • Month = Muaj (moo-ay)
  • Year = Vit (veet)
  • Monday = E hėnė (ay huh-nuh)
  • Tuesday = E martė (ay mar-tuh)
  • Wednesday = E mėrkurė (ay mer-koo-ruh)
  • Thursday = E enjte (ay ain-tay)
  • Friday = E premte (ay prem-tay)
  • Saturday = E shtunė (ay shtu-neh)
  • Sunday = E djelė (ay dye-leh)
  • January = janar (ya-nar)
  • February = shkurt (shkoort)
  • March = mars (mars)
  • April = prill (pree-ill)
  • May = maj (my)
  • June = qershor (chair-shor)
  • July = korrik (ko-reek)
  • August = gusht (gusht)
  • September = shtator (shtah-tor)
  • October = tetor (teh-tor)
  • November = nėntor (nan-tor)
  • December = dhjetor (thye-tor)
  • Spring = pranverė (pran-ve-reh)
  • Summer = verė (ve-reh)
  • Fall, Autumn = vjeshtė (vyesh-teh)
  • Winter = dimėr (dee-mer)
  • Today = Sot (sot)
  • Yesterday = Dje (dyay)
  • Tomorrow = Nesėr (nay-sor)
  • Birthday = Ditėlindje (dee-tuh-lin-dyay)
  • Happy Birthday! = Gėzuar ditėlindjen! (gay-zoo-ar dee-tuh-lin-dyen)
  • Numbers: numrat (num-rat)
  • zero = zero (zero)
  • one = njė (nyeh)
  • two = dy (doo)
  • three = tre (tray)
  • four = katėr (kah-ter)
  • five = pesė (pes)
  • six = gjashtė (jasht)
  • seven = shtatė (shtaht)
  • eight = tetė (tet)
  • nine = nėntė (nun-the)
  • ten = dhjetė (thyet)
  • eleven = njėmbėdhjetė (nyem-buth-yet)
  • twelve = dymbėdhjetė (doom-buth-yet)
  • thirteen = trembėdhjetė (trem-buth-yet)
  • fourteen = katėrmbėdhjetė (ka-term-buth-yet)
  • fifteen = pesėmbėdhjetė (pe-sem-buth-yet)
  • sixteen = gjashtėmbėdhjetė (jash-tum-buth-yet)
  • seventeen = statėmbėdhjetė (shta-tum-buth-yet)
  • eighteen = tetėmbėdhjetė (teh-tem-buth-yet)
  • nineteen = nėntėmbėdhjetė (nen-tem-buth-yet)
  • twenty = njėzet (nye-zet ee nyeh)
  • twenty one = njėzet e njė (nye-zet ee nyeh)
  • thirty = tridhjetė (tree-thyet)
  • forty = dyzet (doo-zet)
  • fifty = pesėdhjetė (pe-suth-yet)
  • sixty = gjashtėdhjetė (jash-tuth-yet)
  • seventy = shtatėdhjetė (shta-tuth-yet)
  • eighty = tetėdhjetė (teh-tuth-yet)
  • ninety = nėntėdhjetė (nyeh-tuth-yet)
  • one hundred = njėqind (nyeh-cheend)
  • one thousand = njė mijė (nyeh mee-yuh)
  • one million = njė milion (nyeh million)
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What is this? = ē'farė ėshtė? (Ch-Far ush-tuh)

I would like to buy ... = Dėshiroj tė blej ... (De-shee-roy teh blay)

Do you have ... = A keni ... (Ah ke-nee)

I want to go home. = unė dua te shkohnė shtepi (Un doo-a te shkoh-neh shte-pee)

I want to go shopping = unė dua te shkojtė blej. (Un doo-a te shkoy-teh blay)

I want to pray = Unė dua te lutem. (Un doo-a te loo-tem)

I want to go to the Mosque = unė dua te shkoj ne xhami. (Un doo-a te shkoy neh ja-mee)

I want to go to the park = unė dua te shkoj nė park (Un doo-a te shkoy neh park)

I am sick = Unė jome sėmurė (Un yo-meh se-mu-reh)

I have a pain in my stomach = unė komė dhimbje mė stomonk (Un ko-meh thim-byeh meh sto-monk)

I cannot sleep = Unė muk mund te flė (Un mook mund teh fleh)

I want medicine = Unė dua ilace (Un doo-a i-lat-seh)

Are you feeling sick? = A je i sėmurė (A yeh ee se-mur)

Postcard = kartolinė (Kar-to-lin-eh)

Stamps = pullė poste (Poo-leh post-eh)

A little = pak (Pak)

A lot = shumė (Shoom)

All = gjithė (m) (jee-thuh) , gjitha (f) (jee-thah)

Breakfast = mėngjesi (Meng-jeh-see)

Lunch = dreka (Dray-kah)

Dinner = darka (Dar-kah)

Vegetarian = Vegjetarian (Ve-je-teh-ree-an)

Kosher = Kasher (Kasher)

Cheers! = Shėndeti tuaj! (Shen-de-tee too-wai)

Bread = bukė (Boo-keh)

Beverage = pije (Pee-yeh)

Coffee = kafe (Ka-fe)

Tea = ēaj (Chai)

Juice = lėng (Len-geh)

Water = ujė (Oo-yeh)

Beer = birrė (Beer-eh)

Wine = verė (Ver-eh)

Salt = kripė (Kreep)

Pepper = piper (pee-pair)

Meat = mish (Meesh)

Beef = ka (Kah)

Pork = derr (Dur)

Fish = peshk (Peshk)

Poultry=shpend (Shpend)


Vegetable = perime (Pe-ree-may) , zarzavate (Zar-za-va-tay)

Fruit = frutė (Froo-teh)

Potato = patate (Pa-ta-teh)

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